by Jamie Holloway | Jan 29, 2018 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
As someone who has a chronic condition I love reading inspirational stories of other people who have a chronic condition and kept on fighting and living. In Colleen Kelly Alexander book Gratitude in Motion you get that type of story. I cried, I laughed, and I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 28, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Worship to me has been a scary word. The reason is because I have been to different types of churches conservative and enthusiastic. I grew up in a conservative church where you stand and sing hymns there was no flying hands, dancing, shouting, or any...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 28, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Fear invades the lives of so many, including mine. That is why I was interested in reading Alli Worthington’s book Fierce Faith. I truly liked how Worthington gives you pointers on finding your identity without fear based thinking about yourself. She gives...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 27, 2018 | The Magnificent Journey
January is almost over and I finally have some news to share after my first post about choosing to go towards weight loss surgery and how hard the decision was. The progress has taken a long time, but believe me I have made progress. Just to let you know here I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 26, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy getting lost in a story, especially when the story involved food and a chef. Reading “The Saturday Night Supper Club” by Carla Laureano allowed me to relax and enter the world of chefs. The romance wasn’t gross or so unbelievable that it made my skin...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 17, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Every so often I read a novel that I simply cannot put down. Cold Water by Samuel Parker is one of those novels. This is not a warm and fuzzy novel. It is thrilling, adventurous, captivating, and spine chilling. The characters are well developed and the descriptions...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 16, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Healing is something that has been on my mind since I discovered that I had trachial stenosis from my Wegener’s and RA. I have gotten off my own trail towards wellness and healing that I decided that my focus word for 2018 would be rebuild. That is when...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 14, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This week I have been sick, thankfully it isn’t the flue. Just a normal cold, but with a trach it is extra hard to handle. I am thankful that Kristen Kill’s book Finding Selah showed up in my mailbox. I dove straight in, while blowing my trach and taking cold...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 6, 2018 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
My focus word for 2018 is rebuild. I chose this word carefully. I have been dreaming for months of rebuilding things including a kitchen, my bathroom, and living room so I need God was speaking to my heart about reconstructing my life. Many times in the Bible God...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 4, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Max Lucado is one of my favorite authors, ever since I read his book He Chose the Nails I have been hooked. In his latest, Trade Your Cares for Calm I am still in awe. Lucado’s newest book has come at exactly the right moment for me. I’m embarking on a new...